The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-17

The county line bill, gave ri-e to
quite q tormy OF debate IN the house.
an inany who were present had
axes 10 grind. .Ths bill was finally
passed
The eOuntiss Of Hamilton and Fin
ney are now abnut four times IS large
~ an ordinary county. According 10
this bill the old enunty lines are re-
established and The counties which
we've Obliteraled by the legislature Of
1888 are re-created.
The counties OF Hamilton and
Finney become kearney, Hamilton
and Finuey, on the north, ard Stan
ton. Grant and Haskell on the south,
and the six townships 10 the noFths
east corner Of Finney. the four town
ships on the south Of Lane, aud the
six townships In the north vest cor
nsr of HOdgeman become Buffalo
county; the two townships IN the
southwe corner Of HOdgeman, the
ten townships on the west OF Ford,
aud the twelve TO Enships on the east
of Finney become Gray county.
Twenty counties are made cut Of
fourteen counties.
The name Of 81. John county has
IL is very probable that the effort to
encourage silk culture will meet With
success.
The Joint committee OF the two
houses have reported favOrably q bill
spprOpriating $4,000 10 start silk
station. The committee in their re-
port say:
The object sf an appropriation Is briefly:
FirEf-ro establish q stafi1n Tor the rseliug Of
silk, elueaii0n Of skilled reclena and dissemlna-
ton Of knowledge Of silk culture.
Secend-TO furnish q market al home for CO.
coous, while the industry Is being Int reduced 20
Thiri8To provide FOR the distribution Of the
best hreed OF elk worm eggs a. reduced priees.
Fcurth-To encourage tie planting Of mulberry
trees.
Your committee have carefully investigated
necessities incident 70 the establishmeut OF a
silk station, and with an economical estimate
lnd the requirements as follows;
Necessary bnldiug.. .....-....---... 81, 80
Machinery and fixtures .....-............- $3.50
Mulberry orchard 500
Bounty iunis on classic eOcOons for lin
ited period ..---..--a--. ...-..... ~
Fund for collection and dtstribntion Of
best mulberry seed and thoro ighbred
salary Of Superintendent Tor two years i.s65
stationery and literature e................... 10
Aetal s.sss ..+.-s-.s..--- .-s.s..- .sstloiue1
This does not include 10 acres of
ground necessary, which will be do
mated.
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To morrow the Legislature will
start Ou their great trip west. Friday
evening and Saturday will be spent
IN Wichita Thence Hutchinson &,
sterling and Lyons will be taken in.
Mcpherson will be reached on Mon
day, and on Tuesday the whole party
Will return by way Of Salina. We
venture 10 say they will find Salina
one OF the most beautiful, bOOmey
and busy cities on the whole route.
The distance Travelled during the trip
will be some 500 miles 1t was
through the efforts Of Mr.. Amos that
the Legislature was induced to visit
Salina.
One OF the most important bills this
session will have to dispose Of W.
introduced last saturday by Hon. J.
Wayne Amos. II provides for prac-
tical abOlishmCnt Of billiard saloons
and pool tables. In other words il
leaves this business 10 local option"
II q majority Of the qualified voters
In the city or township election shall
vote 'fOr HccRse" The n Il shall te
lawful 10 give them q license and a.
low the business to GO on, but IL a
majority vote "agalnst license" then
il shall be unlaw ful to carry on such
business whatever. This j. q eDOI
bill and should become n law, as It
doubtless will. These billiard saloons
are ss bad as the old whisky shops
The lowest characters generally spend
their time there, and bad inhuenCe
is brought to bear upon our youth,
who will naturally go there, instesd
Of spending their time in acquiring
knO Wledge, or in wholesome reeres.-
tiOn. BYRON.